telematics privacy News

Usage-Based Auto Insurance, Slow at First, Picking Up Speed

Usage-based auto insurance will explode globally in the next seven years, a new industry analysis asserts. IHS Inc.’s IHS Automotive predicts that 142 million customers will sign up globally for the telematics-infused policies by 2023, up from nearly 12 million …

GM’s OnStar Ready to Offer Progressive’s Usage-Based Insurance

Progressive has partnered with OnStar Corp. to bring its usage-based insurance program, Snapshot, to OnStar customers. Starting this summer, buyers of 2016 and most 2015 General Motors vehicles will have the option to have their driving data gathered by the …

Usage-Based Insurance Overcoming Privacy Concerns, Gaining Traction

Consumers as well as commercial fleet managers are becoming more accepting of usage-based insurance (UBI) in which a telematics device is used to track driving behavior as safety and savings benefits appear to be trumping concerns over privacy. Personal auto …